North Brunswick station

North Brunswick is a proposed railroad station along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in North Brunswick, New Jersey, that will be built by New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (NJT) to serve its Northeast Corridor Line. Approved in 2013, it was planned to open in 2018[1][2] and projected to cost $30 million.[3] It is one of several projects along the "New Jersey Speedway" section of the NEC.

North Brunswick
LocationNorth Brunswick, NJ
Coordinates40.438°N 74.498°W / 40.438; -74.498
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
PlatformsTBA
TracksTBA
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Fare zone14
History
OpenedTBA
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Princeton Junction
toward Trenton
 Northeast Corridor Line Jersey Avenue
toward New York Penn Station

The station was proposed for the former Johnson & Johnson[4] facility on Route 1 and Aaron Road by the new owners of the 212-acre (86 ha) site,[5] and is part of a transit-oriented development known as Main Street North Brunswick.[6][7] New Jersey Transit's Fiscal 2015 capital budget allocated funding for the station.[8][9] As of mid-2017, construction of the project had not begun.[10] In October 2017, it was announced the project had received $50 million from the Transportation Trust Fund.[11] In October 2019, NJT and Middlesex County had committed $70 million to start work on the station.[12][13]

Mid-Line Loop and County Yard

NJT plans to build a flying junction and balloon loop called the Mid-Line Loop between MP 36 and MP 37 on the NEC south of the new station, allowing trains to turn around and enter and leave service without crossing over tracks,[6] and function as a staging area for a mid-line terminus. NJT originates trains to Newark Penn Station and New York Penn Station during peak hours from the Jersey Avenue station, to the north in New Brunswick.

NJT is creating a "train haven" at County Yard where equipment could be stored during serious storms. The work involves reconfiguring and expanding the yard into the adjacent Mile Run Yard, which is not in service.[14][15][16]

As of 2019, construction plans for the new station did not include construction of the mid-line loop.[17]

High-speed corridor

In August 2011 the United States Department of Transportation obligated $450 million to a six-year project to improve 24 miles (39 km) of the Northeast Corridor for a high-speed corridor between New Brunswick and Trenton along what is called the "New Jersey Speedway".[18] The Next Generation High-Speed project is to upgrade electrical power, signals, and overhead catenary wires to improve reliability and increase speed to 160 mph (260 km/h), and with new trains to 186 mph (299 km/h).[19][20]

See also

References
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  2. "New NJ Transit station planned for Northeast Corridor rail line". NJ.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  3. "Settlement adds affordable housing to transit village - ns.gmnews.com - North South Brunswick Sentinel". gmnews.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  4. In North Brunswick, train is finally pulling into station
  5. History, Our Town Center. Accessed November 25, 2012.
  6. Frassinelli, Mike (January 8, 2013). "New NJ Transit station planned for Northeast Corridor rail line". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  7. NEC to get new NJT stop
  8. "NJ TRANSIT ADOPTS FISCAL YEAR 2015 OPERATING, CAPITAL BUDGETS". New Jersey Transit. July 9, 2014.
  9. "Costco opens as first part of transit village - eb.gmnews.com - East Brunswick Sentinel". gmnews.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  10. Corasaniti, Nick (2017-03-02). "New Jersey Area Rising Around Transit Hub Lacks One Thing: Its Hub". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  12. Higgs, Larry (2019-10-30). "Central Jersey is getting a new train station, but we don't know how much it'll cost". nj. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  13. "NJ Transit Enlists Ally for Long Delayed North Brunswick Train Station". NJ Spotlight. 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  14. Rouse, Karen (January 9, 2014). "NJ Transit hires firm to design train haven". The Record. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  15. Frassinelli, Mike (January 8, 2014). "Scarred by Sandy, NJ Transit to get permanent home to store trains". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  16. "Final Agenda NJT Regularly Scheduled Board of Directors' Meeting" (PDF) (Press release). New Jersey Transit. January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  17. "NJ Transit's first new station in years risks adding congestion". Crain's New York Business. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  18. Vantuono, William C (June 11, 2013). "Amtrak sprints toward a higher speed future". Railway Age. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  19. Schned, Dan (August 24, 2011). "U.S. DOT Obligates $745 Million to Northeast Corridor Rail Projects". America 2050. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
  20. "Federal, local officials tour N.J.'s high-speed rail project site in Trenton". NJ.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
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